Defence and national security
- Editorial
- Property development
It’s well past time to put Defence’s surplus land to good use
Decades of reviews have produced little action. It is hoped this latest audit will prompt a response that will help ease the housing crisis.
- The Age's View
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‘Borderline frightening’: Pentagon outlines major challenge to AUKUS
Defence Minister Richard Marles has also confirmed the deal’s sprawling second pillar will be slimmed down in light of industry complaints.
- Michael Koziol
- Opinion
- Opinion
Australia needs to grasp chance to reset defence expectations with the US
When Marles and Wong go to the US, it would benefit us all if they got down to brass tacks about the defence of Australia in the event of war – above and beyond our own military spending.
- Jennifer Parker
- Opinion
- Opinion
Let’s scuttle AUKUS before it sinks
While our purchase of Japan’s frigates is a solid investment, Britain’s claim that it will defend Australia exposes the absurdity of AUKUS: a show of solidarity as substantive as a mirage within a hologram within a dream.
- David Livingstone
‘Trends are worrying’: Incoming US naval boss sounds AUKUS warning
The Pentagon, meanwhile, has confirmed Australia’s second $800 million payment to help the US build nuclear-powered submarines was made after Canberra became aware the AUKUS agreement was under review.
- Michael Koziol
- Opinion
- National
Why Europe needs a defence deal with Australia – and why we need it, too
In a dangerous world, where the US can no longer be assumed to be a reliable partner, Australia needs to listen to the EU’s pitch for a security partnership.
- George Brandis
NATO is wooing Australia and China is not happy about it
The alliance’s increased focus on the Indo-Pacific region is irritating China, whose view of the Russia-Ukraine war aligns more with Moscow’s.
- Rob Harris
- Updated
- Inside China
‘Changes unseen in a century’: China braces for shifting global order
As a trade war with the United States begins, China wants to fire up its economy and plans to increase defence spending.
- Lisa Visentin
US submarine construction up to three years behind schedule raises more questions over AUKUS pact
State Department official Kurt Campbell says not only will Washington do whatever it takes to make AUKUS work, it will also expand it to other countries.
- Farrah Tomazin
US Navy cuts Virginia-class submarine from budget in potential blow to pact
If approved, the proposal could have “a profound impact” on the navies of Australia and the US, and on the AUKUS military pact, according to an American congressman.
- Farrah Tomazin